Allison Tatarsky Berman
Manager
GHS - Programs
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

During her tenure with the MEI, Allison established the MEI’s vector control and surveillance portfolio of work, including research on innovative vector control tools and capacity strengthening for vector surveillance. As MEI Director, Allison works to expand partnerships and shape the MEI’s strategy, including the MEI’s approach to targeting and tailoring of malaria control and elimination approaches, supporting subnational-level problem-solving and impact while also working to shape global malaria eradication policy. As Co-Director of the Center for Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases, Allison brings together researchers and public health leaders from across UCSF and the Bay Area academic and research community to foster collaboration, seed innovation, and advance science for malaria and vector-borne diseases around the world. Allison is also the Co-Chair of the global Malaria Elimination Interest Group.

Prior to joining UCSF, Allison worked with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) in southern Africa on regional and country malaria elimination efforts, and also in Boston where she coordinated CHAI’s HIV, TB, and Health Financing efforts across the organization.

Allison has degrees in public health and health science from Boston University.

• Larviciding for malaria control and elimination in Africa.
  Malaria journal 2025 Newby G, Chaki P, Latham M, Marrenjo D, Ochomo E, Nimmo D, Thomsen E, Tatarsky A, Juma EO, Macdonald M
• The costs and logistics of distributing 'forest packs' containing novel vector control tools to forest-exposed populations in Cambodia.
  Malaria journal 2025 Yukich J, Doum D, McIver DJ, Richardson JH, Sovannaroth S, Lobo NF, Tatarsky A
• Willingness to pay for a mosquito bite prevention 'forest pack' in Cambodia: results of a discrete choice experiment.
  Malaria journal 2024 Yukich J, Doum D, McIver DJ, Richardson JH, Sovannanoroth S, Lobo NF, Tatarsky A
• The effect of novel mosquito bite prevention tools on Anopheles minimus landing and key secondary endpoints: semi-field evaluations in Thailand.
  Malaria journal 2024 Vajda ÉA, Ross A, Saeung M, Pongsiri A, McIver DJ, Tatarsky A, Chitnis N, Hii J, Richardson JH, Macdonald M, Moore SJ, Lobo NF, Chareonviriyaphap T, Ponlawat A
• Malaria risk factors amongst forest going populations in Mondulkiri Province and Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia: a large cross-sectional survey.
  Research square 2024 Chen I, Doum D, McIver DJ, Keo V, Vong P, Pech S, Meth V, Bun S, Pen K, Chea S, Ly K, Hok K, Sovannaroth S, Ting J, Lovin D, Cunningham J, Vajda E, Tatarsky A, Lobo NF
• Estimating the Size of Populations at High Risk of Malaria in 2 Operational Districts in Cambodia: Household-Based Survey.
  JMIR public health and surveillance 2024 Jacobson JO, Doum D, Lobo NF, Sovannaroth S, Tatarsky A, McIver DJ
• Field evaluation of a volatile pyrethroid spatial repellent and etofenprox treated clothing for outdoor protection against forest malaria vectors in Cambodia.
  Scientific reports 2024 Vajda ÉA, Ross A, Doum D, Fairbanks EL, Chitnis N, Hii J, Moore SJ, Richardson JH, Macdonald M, Sovannaroth S, Kimheng P, McIver DJ, Tatarsky A, Lobo NF
• Urgent action is needed to confront artemisinin partial resistance in African malaria parasites.
  Nature medicine 2024 Ishengoma DS, Gosling R, Martinez-Vega R, Beshir KB, Bailey JA, Chimumbwa J, Sutherland C, Conrad MD, Tadesse FG, Juliano JJ, Kamya MR, Mbacham WF, Ménard D, Rosenthal PJ, Raman J, Tatarsky A, Tessema…
• Insecticide susceptibility status of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes and the effect of pre-exposure to a piperonyl butoxide (PBO) synergist on resistance to deltamethrin in northern Namibia.
  Malaria journal 2024 Joseph RN, Mwema T, Eiseb SJ, Maliti DV, Tambo M, Iitula I, Eloff L, Lukubwe O, Smith-Gueye C, Vajda ÉA, Tatarsky A, Katokele ST, Uusiku PN, Walusimbi D, Ogoma SB, Mumbengegwi DR, Lobo NF
• Inference for entomological semi-field experiments: Fitting a mathematical model assessing personal and community protection of vector-control interventions.
  Computers in biology and medicine 2023 Fairbanks EL, Saeung M, Pongsiri A, Vajda E, Wang Y, McIver DJ, Richardson JH, Tatarsky A, Lobo NF, Moore SJ, Ponlawat A, Chareonviriyaphap T, Ross A, Chitnis N
• Applying the COM-B behaviour change model to a pilot study delivering volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents and insecticide-treated clothing to forest-exposed populations in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.
  Malaria journal 2023 Chen I, Doum D, Mannion K, Hustedt J, Sovannaroth S, McIver D, Macdonald M, Lobo N, Tatarsky A, Handley MA, Neukom J
• TIMESS a power analysis tool to estimate the number of locations and repeated measurements for seasonally and clustered mosquito surveys.
  Annals of operations research 2023 Sedda L, Taylor BM, Cain R, Vajda ÉA, Tatarsky A, Lobo NF
• Baseline characterization of entomological drivers of malaria transmission in Namibia: a targeted operational entomological surveillance strategy.
  Parasites & vectors 2023 Lukubwe O, Mwema T, Joseph R, Maliti D, Iitula I, Katokele S, Uusiku P, Walusimbi D, Ogoma SB, Gueye CS, Vajda E, Tatarsky A, Thomsen E, Tambo M, Mumbengegwi D, Lobo NF
• A semi-field evaluation in Thailand of the use of human landing catches (HLC) versus human-baited double net trap (HDN) for assessing the impact of a volatile pyrethroid spatial repellent and pyrethroid-treated clothing on Anopheles minimus landing.
  Malaria journal 2023 Vajda ÉA, Saeung M, Ross A, McIver DJ, Tatarsky A, Moore SJ, Lobo NF, Chareonviriyaphap T
• An active and targeted survey reveals asymptomatic malaria infections among high-risk populations in Mondulkiri, Cambodia.
  Malaria journal 2023 Doum D, Mclver DJ, Hustedt J, Hii J, Sovannaroth S, Lek D, Richardson JH, Tatarsky A, Lobo NF
• Applying the COM-B behavior model to inform the delivery of spatial repellents and insecticide-treated clothing among forest exposed populations in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.
  Research square 2023 Chen I, Doum D, Mannion K, Hustedt J, Sovannaroth S, McIver D, Macdonald M, Lobo NF, Tatarsky A, Handley M, Neukom J
• Entomological Surveillance Planning Tool (ESPT)-generated actionable evidence on human and vector behaviours optimizes present interventions and reduces exposure to Anopheles vectors in two communities of Guna Yala, Panamá.
  Malaria journal 2023 Ávila MI, Vajda ÉA, Jeffrey Gutiérrez E, Gibson D, Renteria MM, Presley N, O'Reilly D, Tatarsky A, Lobo NF
• Human and vector behaviors determine exposure to Anopheles in Namibia.
  Parasites & vectors 2022 Mwema T, Lukubwe O, Joseph R, Maliti D, Iitula I, Katokele S, Uusiku P, Walusimbi D, Ogoma SB, Tambo M, Gueye CS, Williams YA, Vajda E, Tatarsky A, Eiseb SJ, Mumbengegwi DR, Lobo NF
• Comparison of entomological impacts of two methods of intervention designed to control Anopheles gambiae s.l. via swarm killing in Western Burkina Faso.
  Scientific reports 2022 Sawadogo SP, Niang A, Wu SL, Millogo AA, Bonds J, Latham M, Dabiré RK, Tatarsky A, Tripet F, Diabaté A
• Application of an innovative grid-based surveillance strategy to ensure elimination and prevent reintroduction of malaria in high-risk border communities in China.
  BMC public health 2022 Lu SN, Ding W, Wang JZ, Yin SQ, Li SG, Zhou XW, Xu QL, Sun XD, Cotter C, Hsiang MS, Tatarsky A, Gosling R, Lv S, Wang DQ
• To spray or target mosquitoes another way: focused entomological intelligence guides the implementation of indoor residual spraying in southern Mozambique.
  Malaria journal 2022 Alafo C, Martí-Soler H, Máquina M, Malheia A, Aswat AS, Koekemoer LL, Colborn J, Lobo NF, Tatarsky A, Williams YA, Marrenjo D, Cuamba N, Rabinovich R, Alonso P, Aide P, Saúte F, Paaijmans KP
• Achieving malaria elimination in China.
  The Lancet. Public health 2021 Cao J, Newby G, Cotter C, Hsiang MS, Larson E, Tatarsky A, Gosling RD, Xia Z, Gao Q
• Anopheles drivers of persisting malaria transmission in Guna Yala, Panamá: an operational investigation.
  Malaria journal 2021 Ávila MI, Vajda ÉA, Gutiérrez EJ, Gibson DA, Renteria MM, Presley N, O'Reilly D, Burton TA, Tatarsky A, Lobo NF
• Report of the 2018 annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network Vector Control Working Group: harnessing skills and knowledge for malaria elimination across the Asia Pacific.
  Parasites & vectors 2021 Dahmash L, Tatarsky A, Espino FE, Chareonviriyaphap T, Macdonald MB, Prachumsri JS, Srivastava P, Rundi C, Hii J
• History of malaria control in Rwanda: implications for future elimination in Rwanda and other malaria-endemic countries.
  Malaria journal 2020 Karema C, Wen S, Sidibe A, Smith JL, Gosling R, Hakizimana E, Tanner M, Noor AM, Tatarsky A
• District-level approach for tailoring and targeting interventions: a new path for malaria control and elimination.
  Malaria journal 2020 Gosling R, Chimumbwa J, Uusiku P, Rossi S, Ntuku H, Harvard K, White C, Tatarsky A, Chandramohan D, Chen I
• Expanding the Vector Control Toolbox for Malaria Elimination: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.
  Advances in parasitology 2018 Williams YA, Tusting LS, Hocini S, Graves PM, Killeen GF, Kleinschmidt I, Okumu FO, Feachem RGA, Tatarsky A, Gosling RD
• Attacking the mosquito on multiple fronts: Insights from the Vector Control Optimization Model (VCOM) for malaria elimination.
  PloS one 2017 Kiware SS, Chitnis N, Tatarsky A, Wu S, Castellanos HMS, Gosling R, Smith D, Marshall JM
• Malaria Elimination and Eradication
  Major Infectious Diseases 2017 Shretta R, Liu J, Cotter C, Cohen J, Dolenz C, Makomva K, Newby G, Ménard D, Phillips A, Tatarsky A, Gosling R, Feachem R
• Developing an expanded vector control toolbox for malaria elimination.
  BMJ global health 2017 Killeen GF, Tatarsky A, Diabate A, Chaccour CJ, Marshall JM, Okumu FO, Brunner S, Newby G, Williams YA, Malone D, Tusting LS, Gosling RD
• Preventing the reintroduction of malaria in Mauritius: a programmatic and financial assessment.
  PloS one 2011 Tatarsky A, Aboobakar S, Cohen JM, Gopee N, Bheecarry A, Moonasar D, Phillips AA, Kahn JG, Moonen B, Smith DL, Sabot O
• Costs and financial feasibility of malaria elimination.
  Lancet (London, England) 2010 Sabot O, Cohen JM, Hsiang MS, Kahn JG, Basu S, Tang L, Zheng B, Gao Q, Zou L, Tatarsky A, Aboobakar S, Usas J, Barrett S, Cohen JL, Jamison DT, Feachem RG